Trump Pivots Toward Putin, and R.F.K. Jr. Says ‘Nothing’ Is Off Limits

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<p>Plus, an asteroid alert (for 2032).  </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/us/politics/trump-russia-putin.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump’s Pivot Toward Putin’s Russia Upends Generations of U.S. Policy</strong></a>, <i>by Peter Baker</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/us/trump-executive-order-sec-ftc-fcc.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Issues Order to Expand His Power Over Agencies Congress Made Independent</strong></a>, <i>by Charlie Savage</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/climate/army-corps-engineers-fossil-fuel-permits.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Administration Moves to Fast-Track Hundreds of Fossil Fuel Projects</strong></a>, <i>by Lisa Friedman</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/us/politics/rfk-speaks-hhs.html" target="_blank"><strong>Kennedy Says ‘Nothing’ Off Limits in Scrutinizing Chronic Disease</strong></a>, <i>by Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Christina Jewett</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/climate/trump-layoffs-park-and-forest-service-workers.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump’s Cuts Could Make Parks and Forests More Dangerous, Employees Say</strong></a>, <i>by Austyn Gaffney</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02/18/us/trump-news#musk-teams-next-target-is-probationary-pentagon-employees" target="_blank"><strong>Musk Team’s Next Target Is Probationary Pentagon Employees</strong></a>, <i>by Eric Schmitt and John Ismay</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/world/europe/pope-francis-health.html" target="_blank"><strong>Pope Francis, Hospitalized, Has Pneumonia, Vatican Says</strong></a>, <i>by Elisabetta Povoledo</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/science/asteroid-2024-yr4-impact.html" target="_blank"><strong>Will That Asteroid Strike Earth? Risk Level Rises to Highest Ever Recorded</strong></a>, <i>by Robin George Andrews</i></p><p>Tune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/nyt-audio/id1549293936"><strong>download</strong></a> the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/audio"><strong>sign up</strong></a> for our weekly newsletter.</p><p>Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. </p> <p><p>Subscribe today at <a href="http://nytimes.com/podcasts">nytimes.com/podcasts</a> or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher">https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher</a>. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.</p></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>